7.040 minSeason 2 • Episode 6
LatestAt Mexico's Temple of the Sun, Graham experiences the extent of the Mayans' astronomical expertise and investigates their complex calendar system.
Journalist and writer Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age. He attempts to prove that a climatic event 12,000 years ago wiped out an entire civilization far more sophisticated than the simple hunter-gatherers some archaeologists believe lived at that time.
Production
Stunning global locations from Göbekli Tepe to Malta
Writing
Hancock's hypnotic narration that almost convinces you
Creator
Graham Hancock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Netflix's most complained-about documentary of 2022—archaeologists called it 'dangerous misinformation' while it dominated streaming charts for weeks.
The Society for American Archaeology formally petitioned Netflix to reclassify it as 'science fiction' rather than documentary. Netflix said no.
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